Donlin Gold LLC partners Novagold Resources Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. are more than 8,650 meters into a 20,000-meter drill program that will likely provide the final data needed for an optimized plan for a mine at the 39-million-ounce gold project in Southwest Alaska.

"After the 2021 drill season, we anticipate that, on the completion of the updated geologic model and, subject to a formal dec...